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Labor/Employment


The Target subsidiary is accused of misclassifying its drivers as independent contractors and violating numerous state laws th...


"They essentially wanted to say his right of first refusal was a toothless contract, but the jury felt otherwise," Rushing McC...


Civil Litigation


Real estate agents sue over 'fake leads'

Aug. 28, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Plaintiffs say they paid for 36-40 leads of prospective home buyers every month from Move Inc. but up to half weren't legitima...


Victims' statements "will certainly affect the ultimate sentence," U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said after jurors convicted fo...


Criminal


Tom Girardi guilty on all counts

Aug. 27, 2024
By Devon Belcher

The once high-flying plaintiffs' attorney was convicted of misappropriating $15 million from four clients over a 10-year perio...


Obituaries


Jeffrey L. Krivis helped pioneer mediation in California

Aug. 27, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Mediation pioneer brought transparency and sensitivity to complex cases.


Government


Iconic music festival sues SF over flooding

Aug. 27, 2024
By Wisdom Howell

Organizers were forced to cancel a concert headlined by popular Bay Area rapper Too Short due to the flood.


Criminal


Tom Girardi's fate is now in jurors' hands

Aug. 27, 2024
By Devon Belcher

U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton handed the case to the 12-person jury at around 2:30 p.m. Monday.


Law Office Management, Government


Law firms, lobbyists caught up in PPP scandal

Aug. 27, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Recent months have seen a wave of attorneys facing fines, disbarment and criminal prosecution for alleged misuse of PPP funds ...


The high court did not make the ruling retroactive.


Intellectual Property


Trademark trial over curling mascara begins

Aug. 27, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

The plaintiff has accused E.L.F. Cosmetics of trademark and trade dress infringement for using pink and black packaging, Benef...


Torts/Personal Injury


The latest lawsuit to target a tech company's addictive design claims the effects stretch beyond depression and anxiety.


The case was originally filed by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act in 2011. Federal prosecutors intervened in 2017.


Civil Litigation


Seeking to avoid a cap on damages, plaintiffs allege that the student's injury was primarily caused by cracked pavement. Citin...


Government


Sacramento County criminal attorneys to strike

Aug. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The union is seeking a 5.5% pay increase. Sacramento County says the attorneys are already among its highest-paid staff.


Government, Criminal


Debate over Prop 47 and homelessness rekindled by Prop 36

Aug. 26, 2024
By Malcolm Maclachlan

Homelessness in California went up in the decade since voters passed criminal law changes, counter to what happened elsewhere ...


Judges and Judiciary


OC judge to continue work after FBI, IRS raid on home

Aug. 26, 2024
By Antoine Abou-Diwan

Federal agents raided a home in North Tustin belonging to the Orange County judge and her husband, a county supervisor.


Intellectual Property


Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman said he was troubled by the uncontested fact that the trade secret at issue was alleged...


Disbarred plaintiff's attorney Tom Girardi's excuses on the witness stand for withholding client funds were admissions of Stat...


Consumer Law


Consumer law experts say that new rules enacted since StubHub's refund debacle mean ticket buyers are now in a better position...


Civil Litigation, Antitrust & Trade Reg.


"The administrative proceeding violates Article III of the U.S. Constitution because the FTC intends to adjudicate Kroger's pr...


Technology, Intellectual Property


While the former employee was communicating with EleutherAI, an AI research lab that started on Discord, his messages "plainly...


The largest U.S. attorney's office in the U.S. is focusing on corruption by public officials and leaders of companies, a diffe...


The trial was expected to make waves if Judge Lawrence P. Riff held that Palos Verdes Estates was responsible for the actions ...


Real Estate/Development, Government


When Onni Capital contracted for the former LA Times property, it thought a park was being built nearby. When plans changed, t...


Civil Rights


Litigation over UC protester policy continues

Aug. 23, 2024
By Sunidhi Sridhar

Some pro-Palestinian student protesters are fighting back in court against what they say are violations of their due process r...


Torts/Personal Injury, Civil Litigation


The plaintiff argues the shooting was "foreseeable" given a history of violent conduct at Airbnb properties and the city's ban...


Torts/Personal Injury, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals


The court's previous decision in Robinson Helicopter v. Dana Corp. left unanswered the question of whether fraudulent concealm...


California Supreme Court


The state Supreme Court sided with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu M. Berle and rejected Los Angeles' argument t...



Appointments made to State Bar governing bodies

Aug. 23, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The Committee of Bar Examiners oversees the development and administration of the California Bar Exam, managing the moral char...